The Council of Canadians | 6th July 2010 Dear Excellencies, I am writing all UN Ambassadors, permanent missions, and member states of the United Nations to seek your support for a very important initiative now taking place at the United Nations General Assembly concerning the human right to water and sanitation. On June 17, a [...]
A human right Canada rejects: Access to clean water
Contary to what Ottawa says, UN convention would not compel exports to U.S. By Maude Barlow and Anil Naidoo On June 17, Pablo Solon, the Bolivian ambassador to the United Nations, presented a draft resolution declaring the human right to “available, safe, acceptable, accessible and affordable water and sanitation” to a closed-door consultation at the [...]
